Small solid noncalcified pulmonary nodules detected by screening chest computed tomography
- Jin, Sang-Man
- Choi, Seung-Ho
- Yoo, Chul-Gyu
- Kim, Young-Whan
- Han, Sung-Koo
- Shim, Young-Soo
- Lee, Sang-Min
DOIAbstract
SummaryWe aimed to determine the outcome of small (<10mm) solid noncalcified pulmonary nodules detected by chest computed tomography (CT) scans. Reports of low-dose chest CT scans performed from October 2003 to April 2005 at the Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center were reviewed to identify patients with solid noncalcified pulmonary nodules smaller than 10mm. Partly solid and nonsolid nodules or nodules without follow-up imaging within 1 year were excluded. Records were studied to determine if the initial nodules had changed in size. A total of 3478 chest CT examinations were performed, with 232 patients having small noncalcified nodules (6.7%). One hundred and thirty-eight patients met the criteria (104 men a...
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